cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
had cruised
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past perfectof cruise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Snell had cruised through the first two innings, a Texas leaguer into shallow right field the only blemish on an otherwise perfect beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
By midmorning Monday New York time, both ships had cruised past the strait’s narrowest pinchpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
"I thought it was going to be a lot easier than that," admitted Bridgeman, who had cruised to back-to-back 64s on Friday and Saturday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The French had cruised to a commanding 29-0 lead, cheered on by almost 19,000 home fans in Grenoble.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2023
Week had passed, during which we had cruised here and there, in the hope of falling in with the pirates.
From Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser by W.B. Handforth
